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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaExtractivism and resistance in North AfricaShould we see protests, uprisings and movements against extractivism as mainly environmental, or are these...
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Published in: 50.50Special report: FGM survivors more visible in UK statistics, and activism“I really hope that no one has to go through that kind of pain,” says one survivor, as data reveals 22,000...
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Published in: ourEconomy"The UN is being turned into a public-private partnership": An interview with Harris Gleckman
Lynn Fries speaks to Harris Gleckman about the growing corporate influence over our global governance system.
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Published in: Home: OpinionAfrican states cannot deny enforced disappearances any longerThe first hurdle towards tackling the deadly practice is getting governments to even acknowledge it.
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Published in: ourEconomyThe ‘flexible’ gig economy is not such a great option for women after allFlexibility is difficult for many workers to take advantage of in practice.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaAlgeria: there is no political reform without freedom of expression and mediaThe window of opportunity to implement true reforms, guaranteed by explicit laws and grounded in practice, is now.
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Published in: 50.50US isolated at ‘failed’ anti-abortion summit in NairobiConservative protests against global development conference in Kenya fail to draw crowds, or derail commitments.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Why it keeps kicking off everywhere: ‘Order’ versus social justice from the Balkans, to the Middle East, to the AndesThis is a cold war fought by “leaders” willing to maintain their privilege at all costs, to the detriment of a...
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Published in: ourEconomyourVoices Episode 1: Whose data? Our data!In the first episode of ourVoices we explore the rise of big tech, and imagine a future where our data is used to...
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Published in: 50.50The war on African women is supported by foreign activists, with no regard for our livesI know what life is like when access to sexual and reproductive services is limited. In Nigeria and across the...
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Published in: 50.50American-led ‘pro-family’ summit in Ghana condemned for ‘shocking’ white supremacist, Islamophobic linksThe World Congress of Families, hosting an Accra ‘family and development’ event, has European allies who have called...
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Published in: ourEconomyIn Zambia, a People’s Budget campaign demands a budget that works for womenInstead of more spending on defense, investment in education and agriculture will benefit the majority and not the elite.
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Published in: HomeLocal bosses may fill the party-sized hole in Ethiopia’s next electionEthiopia has traditions of local self-government – could they induce voters to look at independent candidates for Parliament?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWhy Al-Shabaab’s attack on US drone base shouldn’t be ignoredThe long-term impacts of western operations exacerbate the very radicalization and violence they claim to be trying to avoid.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe Algerian Hirak: Young people and the non-violent revolutionAs foreign commentators predict its end or failure – Algerians march on. But not without the anxiety, worry and deep...
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Published in: ourEconomyImpoverished economics? Unpacking the economics Nobel PrizeWhen the world is facing large systemic crises, why is the economics profession celebrating small technical fixes?
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Published in: Frontline InsightsWhy human rights activists should work with companies – not just fight themWe’re used to thinking of profit-seekers as the bad guys. But they’re learning it’s in their interests to do the right thing.
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Published in: ourEconomyTo salvage multilateralism we need a Global Green New DealIt's time to reclaim the policy space lost to footloose capital by creating a new public realm at the global level.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEthiopian workers in Lebanon challenge their consulate: “What are you here for?”The Ethiopian consulate is either absent or complicit in the struggle against the kafala system in Lebanon.
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Published in: ourEconomyWhy we must reform the IMF – before it’s too lateThe fund’s legacy of austerity must be replaced by a new social contract based on shared prosperity and a just...
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